While most eyes in the hockey world this week will be focused on Chicago and the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, the most intriguing match-up this week could be the home-and-home series between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins.

The defending Eastern Conference champs host the East’s current top team Tuesday and then the scene shifts to Boston Thursday night. In today’s Post-Gazette, Dave Molinari tells us that the Penguins have been very impressed by the Bruins in the early season. And in the Tribune, Rob Rossi has goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury criticizing his team’s work ethic.